HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics24.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive254% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemHP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHP 885F
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220923
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateNov 18 '22 at 09:16
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 816
82% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P1000
HP(103C 11BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
24.9% Poor
Lighting 32
Reflection 30.4
Parallax 28.6
26% 30.3 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 30
Splatting 26.1
23% 27.7 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1874 1350 988 996 992 991 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1,978
Write 1,440
Mixed 1,674
SusWrite 1,199
352% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 66.1
219% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 628
DQ Mixed 740
554% 743 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 254%
Great: 442%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2R1 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 24.1
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 25.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: HP 290 G3 Small Form Factor PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $130
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